LSM Week 1 Review

In this teaching method, the teacher asks students questions to develop deep thinking?

• Lecture method

• Test method

• Socratic method

• Class participation method

What will you learn in Legal Skills and Methodology?

• Legal writing skills

• Legal analysis or how to think like a lawyer

• Understanding and using client facts

• All of the above and more

Which is NOT a key to effective legal writing?

• Concisenses: avoid unnecessary words

• Plain language: use easy to understand words

• Long sentences: look smart with very long sentences

• Structure: organize your writing

After a client interview, you should...

• Believe your client and assume all the facts are accurate

• Not believe anything your client says

• Verify whatever fact or story your client told you

• File the case right away based on what your client told you

TRUE OR FALSE

Informative or objective writing is written for a judge or opposing counsel.

• TRUE

• FALSE